OtterSpace for Schools

Built by a parent for school communities. Classroom updates, family directory, event tickets, and PTA tools — without the noise. Free for schools.

OtterSpace is the school community app that brings everything in one place — without the noise.

Built by parents and teachers, OtterSpace replaces the tangle of group texts, email chains, paper flyers, and one-off apps that schools currently piece together. Classroom updates, parent messaging, event tickets, PTA fundraising, conference scheduling — it's all here, in one calm, easy-to-use space.

For families

• Stay in the loop with classroom updates from your child's teacher — photos, announcements, urgent notes, weekly summaries
• Message anyone at the school — your child's teacher, room parent, PTA board, or another family — directly, with built-in quiet hours
• Find other families in the school directory (opt-in, privacy-controlled)
• Buy event tickets and pre-load Otterbucks for school events via secure external payment
• Sign permission slips and respond to teacher requests in seconds
• Translate posts automatically into your preferred language

For teachers

• Post updates with photos, polls, sign-ups, or permission slips in a few taps
• Schedule parent-teacher conferences with automatic booking and reminders
• Track read receipts and roster engagement
• Send urgent messages with priority delivery
• Pin important info to the top of your classroom feed
• Auto-translation for non-English-speaking families

For PTA and school staff

• Manage membership signups and fundraising campaigns through your existing nonprofit payment processor (Zeffy, 0% fees for nonprofits)
• Send all-school announcements or target specific grades / classrooms
• Run event check-in with QR scanning
• Track volunteer signups and supply requests

Designed for school communities, not data harvesting.

• No advertising. Ever.
• No data selling. Ever.
• COPPA-compliant via the school-official exception. Children's data stays with the school.
• You control what's visible in the family directory.
• Photo release controls per child — you decide who can see your child's photos.

Currently serving Montclair Elementary in Oakland, CA, with plans to roll out to more schools.

Questions? Reach out to support@otterspace.io Learn more at https://otterspace.io